Shopping for Nursing School

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I am starting Nursing School in a week and wondering what everybody is getting / already got for the start of classes. This can be anything from notebooks, school supplies, to stethoscopes, clothes, and book guides. What was on your back to school list?

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2 Uniforms, undershirts, socks, white shoes, stethoscope, pen light, bandage scissors, boxed book set, case of black pens, few note pads, and im shopping around for a new laptop or netbook for theory/lecture.

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Specializes in Cardiology.

-required and recommended books

-binders

-two clip watches

-support hose; I already have vein problems

-nursing shoes

-uniform

-pencils

-clicky pens

-planner

-3 hole punch that fits in binder

-folders

-filler paper

-post-it durable tabs

-pen light

-index cards

-USB dvd/cd-rom drive for computer

-rolling backpack

-pencil pouch

-pencil sharpener

-pocket-sized notepad

-small sticky notes

-stethoscope

-bandage scissors

-new MP3 player to record lectures/my notes

-binder clips and paper clips

-numerous other things I can't remember right now.

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

What I have bought:

My required school books, pens,pencils, spirals, bulk size of the "pocket note pads", clip on book tabs, durable tabs, LVN Patches (required), highlighters, Clipboard, white socks, Small bag for meds (personal ie Tylenol..), stethoscope,blood pressure cuff, 2 pen lights

Need to buy:

2 sets of scrubs (for clinicals) 1 set of "fun" scrubs,shoes, Create to put in truck to hold my books, overnight bag for spare clothes, under armor, a watch, white lab coat, printer ink, travel size toiletries ie deodorant, mouthwash, tooth brush. T

There are more things i need to buy just cant remember.

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I bought:

- Notebooks (totally unneeded since we're given packets for each lecture that are fill in the blank for us to take notes on)

- Pens

- Pencils

- Highlighters

- 3" binder (might need another one though...we get a lot of stuff!)

- Index cards

- Textbooks

- Post-it notes in bright colors

- Uniform

I still need to get:

- Shoes

- Black clicky pens

- Watch

My school provides:

- Steth

- BP cuff

- Planner (and a really nice one to boot)

- Folders

I'm most likely forgetting some stuff considering how absolutely exhausted I am...but that's the gist of things.

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Nursing school put quite a dent in my bank account this summer. I'm having to live pretty cheap until I get my financial aid disbursement in September.

Required texts / materials / other:

- Fundamentals of Nursing (Taylor)

- Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (Smeltzer)

- Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic & Laboratory Tests

- Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary

- Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses

- Pocket Examination & Health Assessment (Jarvis)

- Nurse's Guide to Clincal Procedures (Smith-Temple)

- Math for Meds (Curren)

- Pharmacology & The Nursing Process (Lilley)

- Adult stethoscope

- Adult blood pressure cuff

- Disposable penlight

- Bandage scissors

- Goggles

- Watch

- Two sets of scrubs for clincials

- White sneakers

- Physical exam, vaccinations, TB test, etc.

- Drug screen and background check

- CPR class

- ATI testing fees & lab fees

Classroom supplies / supplemental material:

- Backpack

- Laptop case

- Expandable file folder

- Two three-subject notebooks

- Three binders with dividers, one for each of the classes I'm taking right now

- Pocket notebook

- Pens and pencils

- Highlighters

- Flash cards

- USB drive

- Digital recorder for lectures

- NCLEX prep book

- Pharm Phlash note cards

I kind of need a new laptop right now, but for obvious reasons, that isn't going to be an option for a little while. :rolleyes:

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OMG...:dzed::dzed::dzed::dzed::dzed:

I'm still not done shopping for our 3 kids and I haven't even started on mine.

Someones' gettin' rich off of our family.

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Specializes in None.

I bought:

My required texts

8 notebooks (1 5 subject, 7 1 subject)

TONS of black clicky pens (no lids, I lose them too easily)

2 or 3 packages of mechanical pencils

1 pkg of red clicky pens

3 or 4 pgks of highlighters

Several black sharpies

Calculator

Digital recorder for recording lectures

Pocket notebook for clinicals

minicalculator for clinicals

2 pairs of scrubs

1 lab jacket

2 2" binders

1 1" binder

TONS of index cards

3 index card holders

mini stapeler

ruler

3 hole punch

RNotes for clinical

Med. Dictionary

Drug guide

Planner

bandage scissors

hemostats

pocket protector

penlight

stethoscope

Post it flags

Post it notes

Binder clips

Clip board with storage

I still need shoes for clinical

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I am lucky in the fact that when I started college in 2004 (I changed majors a few times), I had a massive overstock of school supplies. I am not quite sure how that happened, I think I have my buy in bulk mother to thank for that. :yeah: However, the only school supplies I've had to buy over my college years is binders because they do tend to fall apart.

The only school supplies I bought this year in particular was white out, and a huge desk calendar. I already had everything else (including a planner!). And the fiance keeps accidentally bringing home pens from work so we have a whole drawer full. :uhoh3:

So far, I've bought my scrubs, watch, scissors, stethoscope, BP cuff, penlight, lab coat, polo shirt. I still need khaki pants (goes with the polo for the community outfit), white undershirts, and white sneakers.

I have most of my books. I have two more coming from amazon, and I have to pick up one more from the bookstore. I'm picking up my clinical bag and badge today.

As far as needed electronics go: I already had an ipod touch. I bought a new case and screen protectors to get it ready for clinical. I have yet to buy the apps that are required. I won't buy them until I absolutely need it. I'm really reluctant to spend $175 for a freakin' app! :uhoh3: I also already have a good computer (built her myself! :D), and a netbook that's less than a year old.

I also bought a separate bookshelf for my books and binders. A small 4 foot 3-shelf bookshelf from Target for $20! Can't beat that!

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Great lists - I've definitely gotten some ideas of what I still need / have forgotten.

So far I have:

-Required books

-Nursing Tote with all clinical supplies (stethoscope, cuffs, pen light, injection simulator, etc...)

-5 1-subject notebooks (one for each class)

-5 binders

-5 folders

- Post-it flag+highlighter in 1

- Post-it removable highlights

- White out tape

- tons of flashcards

- scotch tape

- fine-point pens

- pencils

- planner

- white shoes

- 2 pairs of uniform scrubs

I still need to get:

- 3 hole punch

- stapler re-fills

- binder dividers

- laptop case

- watch

- dry-erase calender

- file organizer

- post- its

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